By COLLINS OMULO More by this AuthorPresident Uhuru Kenyatta's refusal to gazette new judges and meagre budgetary allocations to the Judiciary is hurting delivery of justice in the country. CLOSE COURTSThe budgetary cuts have forced the Chief Justice David Maraga-led JSC to close some of the court branches countrywide. Court of Appeal President William Ouko blamed the lack of enough judges at the appellate court for the increasing backlog of cases at the court. He was speaking during the opening ceremony of a two-day virtual training workshop for Court of Appeal judges on cybercrime, electronic evidence and related issues. BUDGETARY ALLOCATIONThe lack of enough budgetary allocations, according to Justice Ouko, has hindered the realisation of fully digitised Judiciary even though the future of Judiciary operations lying in its digitization.

Source: Daily Nation May 30, 2020 22:25 UTC